The week the frontier labs diverged: one paused to breathe, the other sprinted toward Wall Street — while the center of gravity in physical AI kept drifting east. Edition: August 15–21, 2026 | Read time: ~10 minutes | Sources reviewed: ~30 across 10 targeted searches Editorial note. The Anthropic and OpenAI revenue and valuation figures … Continue reading The AI Intelligence Report (August 15–21, 2026) — OpenAI Hits the Brakes, Anthropic Races to IPO, and China Owns the Robot Floor